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What is the ruling regarding a woman's wearing a scarf
on her head?

 

Ans. That is not enough - she has to wear a 'khimaar'
which covers the head and chest. The scarf is not loose
fitting and does not cover enough.

Should not the shoulders also be covered by it?

 

Yes, that is the 'khimaar'. It is a wide cover covering
the head and shoulders. When we say that it covers the
chest, then it covers the shoulders since it is wide. But
as regards the head-scarf we often see a woman wearing it
revealing a part of the neck due to it, but the 'khimaar'
covers the neck and shoulder, and Allaah ta'aala orders
that saying:

 

WALYADRIBNA BIKHUMURIHINNA 'ALAA JUYOOBIHINNA

 

The head-scarf is as they say these days a compromise,
and there is no such thing in Islaam!

 

Many people hold that the khimaar' is a covering for
the face.

 

Ans. That is ignorance with regard to the language. The
'khimaar' is a covering for the head and the man also
wears the khimaar - putting it upon his head - the same
as for the woman. He ta'aala said:

 

WALYADRIBNA BIKHUMURIHINNA 'ALAA JUYOOBIHINNA

 

If the khimaar covered the face then He ta'aala would not
say WALYADRIBNA meaning pull/draw together, but he would
have said "let fall" [ using the verb 'sadala' ]. This is
ignorance regarding the language.

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